Resolution 6263 RESOLUTION NO. 6263
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FINDING AS
TO THE NUMBER OF FREEHOLDERS LEGALLY QUAL-
IFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION
HELD APRIL 8TH, 1947; AND CANVASSING THE
RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION AND DECLAR-
ING THE RESULT TO BE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
BONDS IN THE TOTAL SUM OF $1,644,000.00
FOR THE PURPOSES IN THIS RESOLUTION STATED.
WHEREAS, the City Clerk and Supervisor of Registration in the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, has certified that the total number
of freeholders who were qualified electors residing in said City,
and legally qualified to participate in the Special Election held
in said City on April 8th, 1947, was 3914, and
WHEREAS, this City Council has made a canvass of the returns
of the certificates of the Inspectors and Clerks who held and con-
ducted said Special Election held on April 8th, 1947, such canvass
having been made solely, exclusively and entirely from such returns,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, that we do hereby find anddeclare
that the total number of freeholders who were qualified electors
residing in said City andlegally qualified to participate in the
Special Election held in said City on April 8th, 1947, was 3914,
and that a majority thereof participated in said election, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we do hereby find and declare
that the total number of votes cast in said election in favor of
the approval of the bonds and the total number of votes cast in
said election against the approval of the bonds were as follows:
Upon the question 1: "Shall the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, issue negotiable coupon
bonds in the amount of 4,250,000.00,
with interest at a rate hereafter
to be determined, not exceeding 3%
per annum, for the purpose of im-
proving the main lines and pumping
stations of its sanitary sewer sys-
tem?" 2068 votes were cast, of which
1898 were "for bonds" and 170 were
"against bonds".
Upon the question 2: "Shall the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, issue negotiable coupon
bonds in the amount of $250,000.00,
with interest at a rate hereafter
to be determined, not eacceeding 3%
per annum, for the purpose of install-
ing pumps in its water system and
constructing and extending water mains
and lines?" 2040 votes were cast,
of which 1867 were "for bonds" and
173 were "against bonds".
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Upon the question 3: "Shall the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, issue negotiable coupon
bonds in the amount of 0394,000.00,
with interest at a rate hereafter
to be determined, not exceeding 3%
per annum, for the payment of which
a special annual tax will be levied,
the amount of which levy will be re-
duced by collections from special im-
provement assessments made against
abutting property, for the purpose of
paving portions of each of the follow-
ing highways : West 40th Street; 16th,
17th and 18th Streets; James, West,
Michigan and Jefferson Avenues; Alton
and Lincoln Roads; Ocean Court; and
Alley between Euclid and Pennsylvania
Avenues?" 1983 votes were cast, of
which 1753 were "for bonds" and 230
were "against bonds".
Upon the question 4: "Shall the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, issue negotiable coupon
bonds in the amount of 750,000.00,
with interest at a rate hereafter to
be determined, not exceeding 3% per
annum, for the purpose of constructing
an auditorium?" 2012 votes were cast ,
of which 1711 were "for bonds" and
301 were "against bonds".
and,
WHEREAS, a majority of the total number of freeholders who
were qualified electors residing in said City, and legally quali-
fied to participate in said Special Election, did vote therein, and
WHEREAS, a majority of` the votes cast were in favor of the
approval of the bonds,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we do hereby de-
clare that the issuance of said bonds in the aggregate sum of
01,644,000.00 has been duly and legally approved by the voters,
as provided by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 9th day of April, A. D. 1947.
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